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Scriptural Text [& Editorial]
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Commentary & Explanation
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Footnotes ~ References ~ JST
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CHAPTER 6
Now is the day of salvation—God's ministers must walk uprightly and
bear all things—Saints should not be unequally yoked with unbelievers.
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1 We then, as aworkers together
bwith him, beseech you also that ye receive
not the cgrace of God in vain.
2 (For he saith, I have heard thee in a
atime accepted, and in the bday of
csalvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the
accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.)
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3 Giving no aoffence in any thing,
that the ministry be not blamed:
4 But in all things approving ourselves as the
aministers of God, in much bpatience, in
cafflictions, in necessities, in distresses,
5 In stripes, in imprisonments, in
atumults, in labours, in watchings, in fastings;
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6 By apureness, by knowledge, by
blongsuffering, by ckindness, by the Holy
Ghost, by dlove unfeigned,
7 By the word of truth, by the power of God, by the
aarmour of brighteousness on the right
hand and on the left,
8 By honour and dishonour, by evil report and good report: as deceivers, and yet true;
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9 As unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and, behold, we live; as chastened, and not killed;
10 As asorrowful, yet alway
rejoicing; as bpoor, yet making many
crich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all
things.
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11 O ye Corinthians, our mouth is open unto
you, our heart is aenlarged.
12 Ye are not straitened in us, but ye are straitened
in your own abowels.
13 Now for a recompence in the same, (I speak as unto my children,) be ye also enlarged.
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14 Be ye not unequally ayoked
togethera with unbelievers: for
what bfellowship hath righteousness with
cunrighteousness? and what communion
hath dlight with darkness?
15 And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?
16 And what aagreement hath the
temple of God with idols? for ye are the btemple of the
living God; as God hath said, I will cdwell in them, and
walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
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14a Be ye not unequally yoked
together In one respect this could be considered as instruction
not to wed, that is at least as far as being married to unbelievers. And in
that it is better not to marry at all if there are none but unbelievers. This
was the instruction given by President Kimball at a Rick's College Devotional
to the young women. He stated if you cannot marry within the church it is
better to not marry. He also promised that all who kept his counsel would not
forgo the blessings of this second estate but that they would be added to
them in the Millennial reign. Perhaps Pual in speaking against marriage had
this particular in mind and not against marriage itself. To this Paul added
that is one is aready unequally wed that they should remain so as long as it
is agreeable that the believer be agreed that they may pursue there belief.
And this is likely the frame of reference which Paul spoke from in 1 Cor. 7
when he spoke against marriage, that in certain circumstances that is was
not necessary to marry in this 'time', but that over all marriage was still
esential for the highest exaltation and would at some 'time' later be
available.
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17 Wherefore acome out from among
them, and be ye bseparate, saith the Lord, and touch not
the cunclean thing; and I will receive you,
18 And will be a aFather unto you,
and ye shall be my bsons and daughters, saith the Lord
cAlmighty.
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